The Festival of San Joaquin
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| The Festival of San Joaquin | |
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| Author | Zee Edgell |
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| Country |  Belize |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann (Caribbean Writers Series) |
| Publication date | 1997 |
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| Pages | 155 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-435-98948-0 |
| Preceded by | In Times Like These (1991) |
| Followed by | Time and the River(2007) |
The Festival of San Joaquin is a 1997 novel and the third from Belizean-American Zee Edgell. In a change from her first two novels, Beka Lamb and In Times Like These, the story is set in the village of San Joaquin, Corozal District.
[edit] Plot summary
In the village of San Joaquin, protagonist Luz Marina Figueroa is common-law wife of prominent village scion Salvador Casal. She has three children for him but he consistently abuses and humiliates her up to the point where she kills him and is arrested and imprisoned for fifteen months, her children being raised in that time period by mother-in-law Doña Catalina Casal.
Upon her release from prison at the start of the novel, Luz Marina must figure out how to approach her mother-in-law to release her children. The novel takes place during the festival of the patron saint of the village and other villagers are themselves in turmoil. Edgell explores issues of women's rights, the consequences of crime and the Mestizo society.
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